Fridley Proclamations: AFS Student and Domestic Violence Awareness

Here are two proclamations from last week's Fridley City Council meeting.

Fridley Mayor Welcomes AFS Student
Scott Lund, Fridley’s mayor, proclaimed this week Student Foreign Exchange Week, welcomed American Field Service exchange student Jose Maldonado and declared him an honorary citizen of the city during the Sept. 19 Fridley City Council meeting.

Maldonado attends in Fridley where he is a junior. He is from Peru and lives with host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Maxwell, in the north metro.

Domestic-violence Awareness
In connection with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Mayor Lund declared October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month at the Sept. 19 council meeting.

In his proclamation statement, Lund wrote, “The community problem of domestic violence has become a critical public health and welfare concern in Anoka County.”

A representative of emergency shelter Alexandra House in Anoka County received the proclamation from Lund. She also presented brochures about the seventh annual Alexandra House Walk for Hope: Steps to End Domestic and Sexual Violence 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk, set for last Saturday, Sept. 24, at Bunker Hills Regional Park, Coon Rapids.